Artec Group, Ottobock enter distribution agreement

Artec Group announced the closing of a distribution agreement with Ottobock to resell Artec’s Eva and Spider 3-D scanners for prosthesis manufacturing.

According to the company press release, the Artec Eva scanner digitizes objects quickly in high resolution and vivid colors, and requires no markers and no calibration. The Artec Spider is a new 3-D scanner specifically designed for CAD users and reverse engineering, product design, quality control and mass production.

“We are pleased with the confidence that Ottobock, one of the most important and innovative players in the orthopedics industry, has placed in us,” Artyom Yukhin, president and chief executive officer of Artec Group, stated in the release. “The partnership is confirmation of our commitment to ensuring quality of our 3-D scanners. A reliable partner like Ottobock enables Artec to better align our scanners to meet the needs of professional users.”